The Iowa City Area's Source for Babywearing Education and Advocacy Since 2006.

Volunteer

Over the past decade, ICBW has had many volunteers including Leslie Kung (2008-10), Renee Roso (2009-16), Cami Fuller (2013-14), and Hai Huynh (2013-16). Babywearing is a short phase in the life of many parents and caregivers, as families grow and change so too do their priorities– ICBW takes this into account when taking on new volunteers by offering small jobs that can be taken on by many volunteers with a regular turn around. Volunteering with ICBW can be as big, or as small, of a commitment as you are comfortable with.

Why Volunteer?

Volunteering with ICBW can help alleviate some of the mental boredom and loneliness that may arise when taking time off from paid employment to care for a child. Our volunteers may develop or maintain work-related skills and build networks in the community through a well-established community organization like ICBW. For example, if you have always wanted to write about your babywearing experience, you can be a guest blogger with our site– or if you want to learn about photography, you can volunteer as a photographer for our group events. We are happy to provide professional references for our volunteers.

How to Volunteer?

Sometimes we will make a call for volunteers for a specific project. However, there are a few areas which ICBW can use volunteer assistance on an on-going basis:

Facebook group(s) moderation

Social Media Promotion

Meetings/ Events

requesting meeting rooms or park shelters for meetings

greeting and assisting guests at meetings

moderating the live stream of meetings (i.e. holding phone/camera, narrating, and screening questions/comments)

set up and clean up before and after meetings

When volunteers are available ICBW enjoys offering additional events for the community including cook-outs, mall-or-trail walking, camping weekends, pool/splash pad afternoons, and more. If you would like to take on hosting a regular event please let us now.

Filmography and Photography

help create content for the group

take video and photos at events

loaning equipment/expertise

graphic design, photo- and video-editing

Modeling

adults, infants, or children to model for educational photos or videos

Outreach/ Networking

working with other local groups and businesses on behalf of ICBW

Volunteer Guidelines:

There are some basic guidelines for our volunteers to ensure efficient running of the group and consistent member experience. For example, all volunteers will be interviewed to ensure a good fit with our group and understanding of the ICBW ethos. For those interested in volunteering at our meetings or other events, we will perform a basic background check. Information obtained will remain strictly confidential. We do a background check to ensure the safety of everyone who attends our meetings.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact us using the form below. We will review your request and send you a copy of our Volunteer Guidelines to review. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you!

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Upcoming Events:

Saturday, April 6th, 11:15-12:15

Join us at Iowa City Public Library in the Story Time room for our free babywearing meeting. Bring your carriers or try ours! For those that can’t make it to the meeting but have babywearing questions, join us on Instagram, we’ll be posting to our stories.

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We use affiliate links for products we mention in our posts. This means that if you click on a product link and end up purchasing the item, we get a small kickback. This kickback helps us support the work of the group and we only use links to products or brands we trust. If you have any questions, please contact us.